On behalf of the Arab American Community Center of Greater Youngstown, I want to express our great sympathy for all those killed in this most terrible accident. From our community to yours, please let Polish Youngstown know that the local Arab American community appreciates the magnitude and bitter historical irony of this great tragedy.

Palestine today, like Poland at one point in her history, has been wiped off the map. But, also like Poland, Palestine will live free again someday soon, we hope and pray.

Below is the notice of a very special event happening in the Holy Land (Occupied Palestine, in fact) of which I thought you would want to be aware.

Sincerely,

Ray Nakley

Underthe Patronage of Mr. Mahmoud Abbas,

the President of Palestine,

The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and the Society of the Polish Universities Alumnicordially invites you to attend the Memorial Mass for the victims of the Polish airplane crash.

The mass will take place on Sunday April 18th 2010 at the Church of the Nativity- St. Kathrine Church in Bethlehem.